Fish tongs



WITNESS! I J n 24, 1930;. I A. SARGENT ,76 9

FISH TONGS Filed ma 24. 1926 A-rronugv i-z wwm w W Patented June 24, 1 930 I b l v v I UNITED, STATES Parametric I AUeUsT sAnGEnr, or enteritis, IDAHO it p rrsn Tones f Applicationfiled May 24, 1926.; Serial no; 111,333.

, The object of this invention is to "provide of the shank portions 18 and 19, and an espea tool for use in holding fish while being cially efiicient engaging and holding device 7 1 cleaned. is thusprovided. '1 I A further object is toprovide adevice'in The prongs are of conical form as illus- I 5 eluding a plurality of leg members pivoted hated, and therefore I provide a maximum [at points intermediate of their ends, and cardegree ot strength when sharpened at the tying jaws at an abrupt angle with reference points, that is, a prong which should be to the shank portions mounting the jaws, sharp, in order to effect the purpose in-' I said elements last named'b'eing forked. tended, will'be more serviceable andl'ess 4 A further object is to provide, in a toolot liable to fracture of the form specified. 60

the character indicated,a plurality of forked heprongs will not interlock, even if slightjaws, in which the prongs of the forks are ly deflected, because of their relative position "tapered and pointed, oppositely located forks and the proportions shown in the drawing. projecting toward each other, it is desirable that afish be released at 5' With the foregoing and'oth'er objects in onceupon opening thejaws," and the separate View, the invention consists in the novel conjaws are intended to dothis whenthe tishi's struction and arrangement'oi elements 'deof any substantial size.

scribed, illustrated andcla'imed, it being un- Having described the invention'what is ,der'stood that modifications may be made 'claimed'isfe 1 i v 7 within the scope of the. claim, without de- In apair of fishtongs,aplurality of leg 7 I parting from'the spirit ofitheinvention. members, pivotally connected, shank por-f LIn therdrawin'gs forming part of thisaptions extending beyond the pivotal point, plication the figure is a perspective viewi'o fand-adapted to mount engaging devices, and the tool herein disclosed. 7 jaws carried by-the shank portions, said jaws The leg member'sof the device are desigprojecting toward each other, and each-com 75":

natedlO and 12, and the majorporti0n of stituting U-shaped element, the middle. these elements may,beapproximately circuportion of the U-shaped element extending lar in cross section, but flattened port-ions V ransversely-of the shank, said middle por are provided; at 13.and.1{l, in order that the tionson'o'pposite jaws being in parallel re1a I elements 10 and 12 be properly secured'ftion when the jaws are closed,- and the 80 by a rivet or other retaining device 1'5Q U sh'aped element including prongs of conical Handles '16 and 17 are mounted. on the leg form; and extending in approximately parmembers 10 and 12, or-"are formed therewith; I all'el relationand on oppositsides of each The shank portionsffor the jaws are cdesvj shank portion,-said prongs being positioned J which it s mounted and projecting from- 'release-afish.

ignated 18-;and 19, and carried-by theouter, and proportioned to approach e achoth'erin ,85 ends thereof are the jaws per 36.1 These c0In-- approximatelysimilar '-patl1s, without inter- 1 Lpriseforked or ,U-shaped members, each-inf locking-ifslightly deflected from those paths, I eluding acentral portion 20 extendlng transof movement, and the jaws beingpropor versely of the ends of the'shank portionby 'fftione'd to jointly retain and to individually f h por i n 2 a e pf 11g$ 21 and 22, the lat-- Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature;

" ter preferablyi'being' tapered,g, and in any f I a ieventbeing provided. with points 23; The 1 prongs V 21" and 22 may "be approximately o anens r sAResNrif parallel, or may divergeslightly, and it will H I j Y i v p l f be observedthat they project at an abrupt angle with reference to the ends of the shank portion, oppositely located forksprojecting toward each 0ther.ffl\1oreover the middle portions-20 of the forksextend transversely V i 1 1 ioo, 

